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  1. Conn Nurses Meet N Greet

    newbiern2006 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Congrats from a St Vincent's Grad - I loved it there. God

  2. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    newbiern2006 replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    No drinking AND driving, period. Drink but DON'T drive, I don't care - the occasional drink (or even very occasional inebriation, say, at a New Year's Eve party) is not a problem, but for God's sake,...

  3. I got in! I got in!

    newbiern2006 replied to L&D_2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    newbiern2006 replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    My sister had a bumper sticker that said it bette tahn anything I've seen: "See Dick drink, see Dick drive, see Dick die. Don't be a

  5. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    newbiern2006 replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, and I don't want one of'em to be my

  6. Should Seasonal Flu Shots Be Mandatory?

    newbiern2006 replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Never had the flu in my entire life - had a really nasty, month-long reaction to the chicken pox vaccine, though, and now I get shingles on my face. The really stupid thing is, I HAD the chicken pox,...

  7. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    newbiern2006 replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about you, but I don't want anybody irresponsible enough (and obviously judgment-impaired enough) to drive drunk to be giving me meds or watching (or worse, not watching) my tele monitor...

  8. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

    newbiern2006 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    On those cotton support hose - found a few brands. ComfoMED, cotton blend, firm compression Jobst Active, cotton blend, moderate or firm compression Jobst Sensifoot (not cotton, but claim to be...

  9. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

    newbiern2006 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Tee-hee - not embarrassed to admit it, stinky feet happen (quite a lot in my family;).) There is a brand that makes compression hose of cotton blend, nice and thick, too - I'll look them up and post...

  10. what your hospital policy on sick days?

    newbiern2006 replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    Not in my hospital - it's five days per year, period. I used up all of mine this past fall - I have asthma and allergies and get bronchitis easily in warm, wet weather, and if it happens to be Fall,...

  11. Anyone ever work full time while getting their RN?

    newbiern2006 replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    No husband, no kids - if you're fairly intelligent (and you wouldn't have gotten into nursing school if you weren't), you can do this. I had both, and homeschooled, and worked full time, and catered...

  12. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    newbiern2006 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    time to chin up and thicken your skin!!! as they say in georgia (lived there three years) "done did it already!" it helped to talk with the nurses who were willing to listen, even if it meant wading...

  13. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    newbiern2006 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I worked crummy jobs a lot longer than three years, and I couldn't agree more, and except for God and my family, nothing is more important to me than nursing - all the more reason to protect my...

  14. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    newbiern2006 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    i wasn't talking about an unfamiliar drug - my drug handbook is with me at all times, as is my rn notes. i'm talking about something i don't even know how to begin figuring out for myself - like...

  15. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

    newbiern2006 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have low arches, plantar's fasciitis, and low back spinal stenosis, and hands down, my Nikes are the best for me. I once read an article (sorry, don't remember where) that helped people pick...

  16. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    newbiern2006 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not gonna flame ya - you made me laugh:lol2: i'm new, but, except for the part about watching over a newbie (i am the newbie!) i've already been through many shifts like this - and believe me, i...

  17. Nursing students and new nurses.....about injection sites

    newbiern2006 replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient Medications

    This is exactly what I was taught - and the reason for using the vastus lateralis instead of the gluteal site was the risk of hitting the sciatic nerve and causing the patient excrutiating,...

  18. Gloves Necessary For SQ Injections?

    newbiern2006 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Patient Medications

    I recently was taught how to do IVs by the IV nurse where I work. She taught me to open all my supplies, put on the tourniquet, feel all the veins, cleanse the one I want to access, and THEN glove...

  19. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    newbiern2006 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I appreciate the encouragement - but "go look it up" could never work in today's environment where hospital stays are shorter and, consequently, patients are sicker than they were a couple of...

  20. Night Shift for DUMMIES

    newbiern2006 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Hi teleRNer - I'm a night shift tele nurse, too. I LIKE nights - I'm a natural night owl, always have been. It isn't for everyone, though - maybe it's not for you. Be that as it may, the first...

  21. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    newbiern2006 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    ...no one expects the novice to have the knowledge level of the experienced preceptor Ha! They do where I work - I was thrown to the wolves of night shift after just two short weeks on day shift...

  22. Theory is going to kill me!

    newbiern2006 replied to Chopper's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I just finished a graduate theory class in December, and I had to write a concept analysis paper as part of it - aced it, too! Once I got to reading the different theorists' work, I realized that the...

  23. LPN or ADN? Help!

    newbiern2006 replied to Nursie82's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    If you have to wait two years to get into an RN program, you may as well go for LPN in the meantime - as one poster pointed out, you'll then have great earning power while you continue on to your RN....

  24. Conn Nurses Meet N Greet

    newbiern2006 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Terry here - new nurse, as you can see by my screen name. I am a staff nurse on tele in a small southwestern community hospital, but will be switching to homecare/hospice soon. Happy New Year all -...

  25. Any recent St. Vincent applicants?

    newbiern2006 replied to gemini08's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Congratulations and best of luck to you both, for deciding to become nurses and for choosing St. Vincent's. I just graduated from there last May, and it was the best experience of my life, outside of...